01 v. i. To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
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To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
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Webster, 1913
Trawl
· IPA /tɹɔl/
02 n. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut,…
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A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter.[U. S. & Canada]
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A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.